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by wanhiap

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My computer came with Window NT Workstation loaded with network card and no modem. I got a modem installed and connect my phone to the computer. I tried to use the computer to connect to the Internet but return an error that COM port is not properlyconfigured. Now I don't want NT but want to load Window 98. I booted the computer to MS-DOS but I can't access my CD-ROM drive. What do I do to load my Windows 95 or 98.

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by sfo farmer

Create a startup disk from a WIN98 machine (Control Panel |Add/Remove Programs| Startup disk.
If you dont have access to another 98 machine poke around in the cab files for a batch file that will create the startup disk.
Boot using this startup disk load with cd-rom support and see if you can access the cd-rom. If it does FDISK and format your system (if you want to get rid of NT) also, you may want to clear your master boot record (Fdisk /mbr) from the commanf prompt.
If this doesn't recognize your cd-rom: go to www.microsoft.com and search in their knowledge base (technet) for Article ID: Q190303 on how to use real mode drivers.
Technet article ID: Q131499 will give you a list of cd-rom drives requiring real-mode drivers.
Hope this helps! SFO

by russ werner

Check your cmos configuration. You may be able to boot from the cd-rom before the C-Drive or A-drive. If your bios supports this, change the setting , place the 98 cd in the drive and reboot. You can then format your hard drive and install windows 98. Note: not all bios allows for a boot from the cd, I have a couple that do not. Good Luck.

by milky

Win98 second edition is bootable, you can change the boot sequence in your bios settings to boot from cd-rom first.

You need to create a FAT partition first if you only have NTFS partition.

by dle

If drive C: is not NTFS, you can boot to NT where you have access to CD ROM, copy the entire Win9x .cab file folder to the hard disk, reboot with a DOS diskette and run setup.exe from the hard drive instead.

It's better to copy the .cab files to the local drive anyway so that you won't have to search for the CD ROM whenever you install a new hardware device or add/remove components.

by bruski2k

To access the BIOS on newer HP's press the F2 key during startup. Then try the suggestions made by the others.

If the F2 key doesn't work, goto HP site and lookup your specific model for further info.

Hope this gets you going in the right direction.
Bruce

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